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No, as the SI wasn't in Trinity.
Can someone refresh my memory what Therapy Workshop did Ted Kord create? And possibly link to when it's mentioned?Alan shakes his head again, but this time there's a small smile. "It's a shame more mad scientists aren't like him. Oh, how's that..? Therapy workshop Ted Kord was running coming along?"
I think it is the think tank that Paul encouraged Ted to start in an effort to get both sane geniuses and mad scientists to use their genius for beneficial purposes.Can someone refresh my memory what Therapy Workshop did Ted Kord create? And possibly link to when it's mentioned?
I can't answer due to modern politics.How many times is the belief he is a green lantern going to be played in this story? I mean the one species is suppose to be color blind, but that is what the lantern icons are for!
Edit: on other news, why is QQ changing my facepalm emoji into a male symbol?
I assume you were attempting to use a male facepalm emoji, which is represented in code as a facepalm emoji modified by a male symbol. And then I imagine the facepalm emoji got stripped out because the site's backend thought it was corrupt data -- the symbol isn't representable as a 16-bit code point since most emoji are outside of the Unicode Base Multilingual Plane.Edit: on other news, why is QQ changing my facepalm emoji into a male symbol?
Might this be the Universe where green lanterns had a civil war against the Guardians and they created the Golden Lantern Corps?
So like a dog being chipped?
Works for me.
Maybe he can also add a function that sends a shock of pain whenever he does something stupid.
Granted, it's likely that John will either develop an immunity to it or the thing will run out of power.
Or it will go Michael Chichton and he;ll get off on the electrical shock ala the Terminal Man.
"Blue Lantern, she works for Justice Society International. Guess who didn't disband in the fifties here
"concluded" to "conclude"
I think Alan is going to get the chance to punch an evil version of himself in the face. This is assuming that my guess that this version of Earth is super xenophobic like Daxam is true."Commander?"
Alan look puzzled. "Ah, not that I know of? I'm from a parallel universe."
"Blue Lantern, she works for Justice Society International. Guess who didn't disband in the fifties here?"
"I.. see." He takes a moment to absorb that. "Then howsabout we go and say 'hi' to me?"
Ah, the old auto-displacement defence protocol. Good and useful against most super-melee types. Well, unless they can fly as fast as you displace and have the senses to keep up with you. Then it becomes a giddy dance.21st November 2012
08:06 GMT +2
"I'-"
Scenery skips and the trees around me shudder as whoever-this-is craters the ground with her fist armour.
Ah, if only she were obsessively aggressive enough to power-dive without checking her backstop. Then they'd likely be down one Amazo (because even simulated kryptonian toughness can only make you so durable.)"-m-"
My field of view skips again and now I'm directly behind the head of one of the Amazos as the Woman in Grey careens into the sky.
Yeah, best pile on the defensive buffs, OL. I don't think you're dealing with an Earth 16 kryptonian here, who are seriously nerfed compared to some.
And, again, not all universe's kryptonians are equal. If Earth 16's are on the low-end, then something like pre-Crisis hit A rank, minimum. S-tier will always be Silver Age Superman and his 'shatter a solar system by sneezing, fly faster than time and make new powers as the plot demands' dickery.And she's back and my armour is a spider's web of cracks as her fists move faster than I can keep track even in an accelerated frame of mind! Deploy kinetic shield generators inside the construct armour and exit through the back drop the armour and-.
And she flies at the kinetic barrier fists first and it holds, flaring into solidity. Though it's doing that unpleasant flashing thing that the ones I used in Argentina did when they got ridiculously overstretched. This version should be more resilient but my brief test with Kal-El led me to concluded that Amanda Waller's speech about how Superman couldn't break out of Belle Reve was double bullshit.
Well, at least she's hearing him out. Not a berserker, at least."Hello, I'm from parallel universe sixteen. I'm very sorry if-"
She eases off on the punching, watching me like a hawk.
...And that's the worst kind of bullshit. Accidents happen. Little hard to look up the laws of a place you didn't know existed five minutes ago."-I broke local law coming here, but-."
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse."
Aw, crap, she's busting out the Saitama Style: Serious Straight Punch!"Actually, I think this situation is more like being shipwrecked than anything else, and you can't get arrested for improper entry if your ship-"
This time she pulls back her right fist and drives form the shoulder!
I can't imagine him doing that every time she goes after him is helping her temper any...
...He got you there, hon'."I've still got you for resisting arrest and assault."
"Not unless standards are very different here to what they are at home." I consider shrugging, but she wouldn't be able to see inside my armour and I'm not taking it off. "You haven't formally identified yourself or provided evidence that you have arrest authority."
Often in nice little billfolds that look damn dapper when you pull them out and flick them open.She frowns, clearly offended. "What?"
"We used laminated cards with a name, serial number and a crest indicating which organisation we work for? If you use something else-."
And there we go, enough information to lock onto the universe. Stsword called it yesterday.
The timing is right enough that OL could have read the books before getting universe-displaced."I'm sorry, did you say 'Justice Society International?"
"So now you know who we are?"
...She's persistent, isn't she?"In my timeline, the Justice Society of America shut down in the fifties. I've still got no idea who you are, and you haven't presented me with an-"
The scenery skips again.
Yes, we'd rather gathered that from your annoyance. Care to elaborate?"-y identification, it's automatic, stop trying to hit me and try talking like a civilised person.".
"Lanterns aren't allowed on Earth."
...Oh, shit, I just caught it too. This portal got shifted by John's interference - the Crystal he tossed. Will the timed check-in follow the same pathing, or aim for the original target universal coordinates?
Okay, tone it down there, Punchier. Is 'Innocent until proven guilty' not a thing here anymore?"We were trying to get to Earth Six Six Six, which this clearly isn't. But since we don't know why we ended up here, it's… Probably not safe to.. use it until.. we work out why."
"Story falling apart already?"
Well, good for you. Neither OL nor Alan are law enforcement."You detected our arrival. Presumably, you can narrow down the sort of teleportation device we used. I appreciate-" I gesture to the Amazos with my right had. "-the rapid response squad, but since we're clearly not violent, it should be safe for you to call in a forensic team."
"Alien law enforcement organisations are not allowed on Earth."
...Technically, he is alien to this universe. You didn't recognise him, so presumably there's no Paul running around with any kind of powers on this Earth. Doesn't stop him being out in space somewhere, but...
Okay, that is one thing the Earth 16 counterparts do have trouble with too. I'm sure OL can commiserate."No, but you recognise the ring."
"We don't have diplomatic contact with Oa. They don't seem to get the whole 'this isn't your planet' thing."
Now, see, if you actually had contact with them beyond 'get off our lawn!', you might know otherwise."Serious question, I don't mean this as an insult: are you colour blind?"
"Power rings are Oan technology."
Pity Alan isn't proficient enough to do the same with his Emotional stronghold (The Tabernacle? The Cathedral? The joy of working blind...)"Power rings are Maltusian technology, of which the grandly-titled 'Guardians of the Universe' are one faction. To the best of my knowledge-"
I try feeling the honden, and it's there, but no one else is drawing on it. No other active Lanterns at all.
Nothing that would mean anything to you, I suspect. Seriously, lady, did you wake up in this mood, or has it just been a bad day?"-the Orange Lantern Corps doesn't exist in this parallel, so I'm not trying to police anything. However, I still hold the rank of Illustres, and I still report directly to Controller Hinon Hee Hananan and no maltusian really likes dealing with aliens."
"Do you have any documentation to prove that?"
To be fair, where's he going to go?"Ah… I have a Themysciran diplomatic passport, but the Controllers sort of assume that the ring is.. enough."
She considers this for a moment. I can clearly see her desire for direct action, firmly bound by her drive for order. "You'll stay here while we bring in a team?"
I mean, you do seem to have that effect on some people, OL, but this might indeed be normal for her. Who knows?I fan my arms out to the sides. "Happy to."
She's still staring at me, and I'm not sure if she's just naturally confrontational and can't cope with other means of interacting or if I'm actually doing something-
Gee, lady. He's told you he's from an alternate universe. Can you do the math here, or..."What about the Green Arrow cosplayer, the Black Canary cosplayer and the creepy guy in the coat?
-suspicious.
Ah, OL. Looking for loopholes and cheat codes already."Green Arrow Sixteen, Black Canary Sixteen… Two, and John Constantine Sixteen. Ah… They're not diplomatic officials, but I can make them my staff?"
"You expect-."
Well, guess someone's a big man on campus around here. Logical, given Justice Society International..."Making friends already, Paul?"
Alan floats up besides me and Interceptor actually backs off, her face falling slack.
Which makes me wonder what shape the local Alan is in, if she isn't confused by any difference in age. I mean, Alan probably looks younger, but not that young, right?"Commander?"
Alan look puzzled. "Ah, not that I know of? I'm from a parallel universe."
Oh, this is about to get amusing. And possibly confusing for the locals. I approve."Blue Lantern, she works for Justice Society International. Guess who didn't disband in the fifties here?"
"I.. see." He takes a moment to absorb that. "Then howsabout we go and say 'hi' to me?"
I gesture to the Amazos with my right hand.
Considering that a regular sized Amazo was able increase its power to where it could move Oa across space, having multiple giant Amazos (even if more simple) would be a very good deterrent against Green Lanterns.
I think that is just a special case for the Justice League animated tv series, as most versions of Amazo can't get that strong.Considering that a regular sized Amazo was able increase its power to where it could move Oa across space, having multiple giant Amazos (even if more simple) would be a very good deterrent against Green Lanterns.
Or, maybe SHADE, or whatever they're calling themselves in this universe, has ensured that this world and all its inhabitants are well under their control.Shot in the dark prediction: The Green Lanterns came for Alan Scott's ring some time after WW2 and it did not go well. The fallout from this caused aliens and metahumans to be more in the public conscious which forced the JSA to expand and take on a policing role regarding aliens, metahumans, magic, or anything "not normal".
He should remember it, as that's the story where Konvikt originated from and Paul recognized him. Although it's possible that he's forgotten some of the details.The timing is right enough that OL could have read the books before getting universe-displaced.
I think it's more "Aliens that try to mess with Earth" than "Aliens in general" that they have a problem with. Interceptor wasn't trying to arrest Paul for being an alien but for having an Oan Ring (and presumably because they don't like the Guardians messing with the rest of the universe).I think Alan is going to get the chance to punch an evil version of himself in the face. This is assuming that my guess that this version of Earth is super xenophobic like Daxam is true.
What kind of gung ho operative is she that she didn't request a stand down or anything before trying to plaster him to the ground? That definitely seems like bad cop type of thing to do
I wonder how much has changed due to the continuation and expansion of a WW2-era superhero organization, especially as to why this version of Earth is 'unfriendly' towards the Green Lanterns
I know that the Justice Lords continuity made an appearance with the Grayven timeline, but I don't remember if the main Paul timeline has had any contact with them
I think it's more "Aliens that try to mess with Earth" than "Aliens in general" that they have a problem with. Interceptor wasn't trying to arrest Paul for being an alien but for having an Oan Ring (and presumably because they don't like the Guardians messing with the rest of the universe).
Okay, tone it down there, Punchier. Is 'Innocent until proven guilty' not a thing here anymore?
Technically, he is alien to this universe. You didn't recognise him, so presumably there's no Paul running around with any kind of powers on this Earth. Doesn't stop him being out in space somewhere, but...
Which makes me wonder what shape the local Alan is in, if she isn't confused by any difference in age. I mean, Alan probably looks younger, but not that young, right?
Just... Stop talking....Actually, I think this situation is more like being shipwrecked than anything else, and you can't get arr
Thank you, corrected.
Based on it. So many good ideas in that storyline, and so much waffle that could have been cut or separated.Huh, maybe they are in the Tarot Trinity universe, or one based on it anyway.
They're only in about two panels. One of the annoying things about that storyline. The Heywards Corps, a large group of people who volunteered for cybernetic augmentation in order to serve as the JSI's foot soldiers, are mentioned in three panels and appear in one. Why?Don't remember the giant Amazos at all though, you'd have thought that would have stuck with me.
I'm not sure whether to be proud or sad.Just to say, that still is one of the best lines in this whole fic! And thank you for the reminder, made me re-read those awesome two episodes.
<Vorlon>Yes.</Vorlon>